Scientists fight stem rust UG99 before it becomes a threat
Tuesday, November 18, 2008 - 17:14
in Biology & Nature
(PhysOrg.com) -- Wheat breeders and plant pathologists at Montana State University are part of a global effort to develop varieties of wheat resistant to a new fungus. UG99, a stem rust strain that was first discovered in Africa and is slowly creeping towards the United States, could be devastating to Montana's wheat industry.